Senior Planner

Job Title
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Senior Planner

Location: Woolavington

Company: Balfour Beatty

About the Role:

Balfour Beatty is seeking an experienced Senior Planner to join our Regional Civils team, supporting the successful delivery of complex construction and infrastructure projects across the UK. This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished planning professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about driving project performance through effective planning and programme management.

As a Senior Planner, you will lead the development, management and optimisation of project schedules throughout both tender and delivery phases. Working closely with project teams, stakeholders and planning colleagues, you will provide strategic planning expertise, mentor developing planners, and play a key role in ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to programme.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development, management and maintenance of complex construction programmes.
• Ensure programme content complies with planning procedures, standards and project requirements.
• Identify planning scope, key constraints, major quantities and contractual obligations.
• Develop and agree efficient delivery strategies during tender stages, including design, procurement and construction sequencing.
• Produce high-quality planning deliverables including programmes, narratives, planning philosophies, reports and presentations.
• Develop and maintain tender programmes and supporting submission information.
• Manage contract programmes throughout project delivery, ensuring they remain current, accurate and aligned with project objectives.
• Analyse and communicate critical path activities, identifying risks and recommending corrective actions where required.
• Establish and maintain project baselines and support programme change control processes.
• Manage labour, plant, material and resource planning activities to maximise efficiency and minimise delays.
• Work with subcontractors and suppliers to ensure programme alignment and effective contract performance.
• Support the development of Assistant Planners, Trainee Planners and Planners through mentoring and knowledge sharing.
• Produce planning data, project controls information and key performance indicators to support informed decision-making and project success.

Essential

• Extensive experience in the production and management of construction programmes across complex projects.
• Strong understanding of construction project management principles, methodologies and delivery processes.
• Advanced knowledge of project planning and scheduling techniques.
• Significant experience using Primavera P6, Asta Power project, Microsoft Project and Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience working under NEC forms of contract and delivering programmes to contractual requirements.
• Ability to identify programme risks, opportunities and mitigation strategies.
• Experience managing programme changes, compensation events and project controls processes.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently whilst also leading and supporting planning teams.

Desirable

• Experience working on major civil engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Previous experience leading planning activities across multiple projects or work streams.
• Knowledge of programme risk analysis techniques including TRA and QSRA methodologies.
• Experience managing client, subcontractor and supplier relationships.
  
  Experience developing tender strategies and supporting successful bid submissions.
• Professional accreditation or membership relevant to planning,…